NOPD: Man killed in overnight hit-and-run

A 24-year-old man from Mandeville died after being struck by a car near the corner of St. Claude Avenue and Music Street early Friday, according to New Orleans police. Police said the vehicle fled the scene.

The incident happened just before 5 a.m. Friday. Police say the victim was hit as he walked into traffic.

The man died on scene.

"It's just horrible, just horrible," Walter Moran, a local business owner said. "That's a burden that driver is going to have to face for the rest of their life, especially once he or she finds out the guy he hit is dead."

"It's tragic, 24-years-old, he was just getting started," one Bywater resident said.

Others say the driver needs to come forward and do the right thing.

"They know they hit someone...now they're facing whether I should or shouldn't do the right thing," Conrad Goditus said.

Police have not identified the victim. If anyone has any information in the incident, you're asked to call Crimestoppers at 822-1111.

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